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Making other content flow around a table

If a table does not horizontally fill its parent containerThe element, frame, or window that immediately contains the current element., you can make it “float”, causing content following the table to flow around the table on one side.

Example of a floating table

To make following content flow around a table

1. Right-click the table and click Table Properties.
2. Under Layout, click the Alignment box and select Left (floating) or Right (floating), depending on whether you want following content to flow around it on the right or the left.

To adjust the space between a floating table and adjacent content

1. Right-click the table and click Table Properties.
2. Click the Style button and then click Borders & Background.
3. In the border selection box, select the side on which you want to adjust the table margin. To select multiple sides at once, click each while holding down the Ctrl key. (See the examples below.)
   

   Click a side to select it.	Click while holding down Ctrl to select multiple sides.

4. Enter a number in the Margin box and then click the unit box next to it and select a unit. If you do not specify a unit, the value will be interpreted as pixels.
5. Click OK, and then click OK again to close the Table Properties dialog box.

Related topics

Table Properties dialog box – Table tab

Style dialog box – Borders & Background tab

Making other content flow around a table